• Chris Miles - Based in the Philippines - available for assignments in SE Asia.

• Sara Miles - Based in Victoria, BC, Canada - available for assignments in W. Canada.

RECOMMENDED:" We consider Chris Miles an asset and valuable resource to the industry"

                                                                                         Mina Gabor, past Minister of Tourism, Philippines - 1997

TRAINED: Graduated  WESTERN ACADEMY OF PHOTOGRAPHY, Victoria, BC, Canada with "Distinction in Stock Photography" - 1996

EXPERIENCE: Professional photographer specializing in action-adventure sports.  Currently  is promoting  tourism in the Philippines  and  has traveled  extensively thru the archipelago on  assignments for magazines, regional Departments of Tourism and other special projects.   Covered  the historic "first crossing over Mt. Pinatubo" by a hot-air balloon and documented the heavy-lift helicopter operation at Angat Dam Tunnel Diversion, Philippines  plus many other challenges.

                                                  * Stills photographer for Casson Film Studios,  Victoria,  BC,  Canada  -    1994

                                                      * Video Cameraman  for project aired on  Shaw Cable TV,  Canada  -    1995

                                                          * Director of Photography for video of Canipo Island, Philippines  -    2001

                                                              * Official Photographer for  1st Australia Week Festival,   PH  -    2002

PUBLISHED: 

ACTION ASIA MAGAZINE, Hong Kong

ACTION ASIA ADVENTURE TRAVEL GUIDE - PHILIPPINES

LONELY PLANET - PHILIPPINES (6th Edition)

24 Postcards for Main Pacific Features, Inc. & 2 for Phil-German Magazine.

NEWSPAPERS:

Star Weekly, Canada re: 1967 "Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition"

Times-Colonist, Victoria, BC

Manila Bulletin

The Philippine Star SPORTS WEEK

What's On In Manila/EXPAT

The Way To Go, Angeles City

GRADUATED: Gulf Island Secondary School - "Honors" French/English Certification 1998

TRAINING: Completed 1st year of Applied Communication Program at Camosun College,Victoria 2002

Studying video and audio production, photography and desktop publishing.

SKILLS:

Software: QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop, PageMaker, Type Manager, Illustrator, MS Office

Macromedia Dreamweaver, Corel Draw.

Communication: Print and radio news writing, critique, interview and presentation skills,

Radio broadcasting,  fluent  in French and Spanish.

Technical: Design and layout, web production, SVHS camera operation, linear editing,